Auto Crash Near Farrell Claims Ralph J White
Ralph J White 26 a service station manager from KOX Pine street was killed when his Austin car was struck by a Harmony Line Bus at Bobby's Corners near Farrell. Three boys aged 8 to 11 riding with him survived with minor injuries. The crash occurred as White attempted a left turn on Route 18 and 518 en route from Farrell to New Castle.
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Ralph J. White, Jr
Kox Pine Street
Austin
Trarmony Line
Bobby’s Corners
New Castle-Sharon Road
Farrell
White
Frank Rogan
West Grant Street
James Confer
Robert Cunningham
Beaver Street
Sharon
Harmony Line
New Castle
Erie
Pittsburgh
Autopsy May Reveal Cause Of Five Year Sleep Of Chicago Girl
Patricia Maguire of Oak Park died at age 32 after a 67 month coma. Doctors planned an autopsy to probe the mysterious illness described as a form of encephalitis lethargica or sleeping sickness with no known cure.
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Chicago
Medical Science
Oak Park
Patricia Maguire
Patricia
Miss Maguire
Repairs and Hazards Across Highland Avenue and City Leaves
Extensive paving repairs on Highland avenue by the State Highway Department signal a resurfacing project ahead. Leaves blanket city streets creating treacherous conditions for motorists while 20 mph signs linger despite being outlawed. Deer crossing incidents near Highland add to driving risks as two locals report an encounter. An embedded weather recording gauge will help document rain onset and duration for future cases. Local businessmen once plow boys remind readers of rural roots and early work. Details continued on page two.
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Highland Avenue
State Highway Department
Department of Forests and Waters
United States Weather Observer
B. F. Johnson
Daily Weather Report Summary for 9 AM Period
U S weather report shows a 24hour period ending this morning with a maximum 66 and minimum 40. Trace precipitation and river stage at 59 feet are recorded. Year ago statistics: max 63 min 47 and precipitation 0.12 inches.
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U. S
Twenty Seven Die Sentences in Soviet Union
Twenty seven alleged wreckers were sentenced to death across the Soviet Union. Ten were condemned in Leningrad, four in eastern Siberia, seven in Karelia, and six in Turkmenia. Four earlier death sentences were carried out at Leninsk.
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International
Moscow
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Siberia
Karelia
Turkmenia
Leninsk
Officers pledge selves in hunt for patrolman murder
In Columbus the state highway patrol vowed to pursue the killers of Patrolman George Conn. Troy police linked Conn’s death to an earlier shooting of Andrew Marker, a 69 year old filling station attendant, as Charles Murray, 25, aided testimony about two men seen fleeing the scene shortly after 2 a.m.
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International News Service
Columbus
State
George Conn
Troy
Conn
Andrew Marker
Charles Murray
Britain Seeks Plan To End Spanish War By Threats
London reports Britain's cabinet approved a plan to pressure Italy into a general settlement of the Spanish civil war. The strategy involves secret diplomacy and a warning that withdrawing volunteers may force Britain to back French moves to open the Franco Spanish frontier, allowing reinforcement into loyalist Spain.
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Britain
Kingsbury Smith International News Service
London
Italy
International
Spain
France
Pyrenees
Japan Rejects League Censure Pushes War Policy
Tokyo declares Japan will pursue its true responsibilities despite League of Nations condemnation of Chinese city bombings. Foreign office spokesman criticizes the assembly resolution as lacking reliable information and emphasizes anti Japanese sentiment will not alter wartime conduct.
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James R. Young
Tokyo
League of Nations Assembly
Japan
Foreign Office
League Assembly
U S Cruiser Augusta Targets Near Shanghai
U S cruiser Augusta anchored off Shanghai faced a grave threat from a Chinese attempt to blow the Japanese flagship Idzum o from the Yangtze. The mine exploded causing a citywide shock but did not damage either vessel while signaling a new clash in foreign areas of Shanghai.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Augusta
Yangtze River
State Hospital To Be Started Soon
Pittsburgh news reports the state psychiatric hospital will be built on the University of Pittsburgh campus with 2 847 000 dollars in PWA funds. The PWA totals include 2 506 000 dollars in gifts and 13 832 000 dollars in loans for 14 armories 11 hospitals and eight schools.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
PWA
University of Pittsburgh
Washington
Butler Heads New Castle YMCA Board for Coming Year
John A. Butler will head the board of directors of the New Castle Young Men's Christian Association for the coming year. The election was announced by General Secretary R. L. Meermans after the board’s annual results were tallied. New officers include Dr. E. F. Henderson as vice president Carl E. Paisley as secretary and Fred C. Wolford as treasurer. Butler, a retired official of the old American Sheet & Tin Plate Company now Carnegie Illinois Steel, lives at 318 Fairfield Avenue.
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John A. Butler
New Castle Young Men's Christian Association
Butler
R. L. Meermans
Mr. Butler
E. F. Henderson
Carl E. Paisley
Fred C. Wolford
Old American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Carnegie- Illinois Steel
George E. Lyon
Fairfield Avenue
Connery Wins In Congress Battle
Lawrence J. Connery won the seventh Massachusetts district seat with a lead of more than 13000 votes. He succeeds his late brother William P. Connery and pledged to press unfinished humane legislation Billy started.
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International News Service
Lynn
Mass
Lawrence J. Connery
Massachusetts
William P. Connery
Connery
Billy
Death notices for Ralph J. White Jr and others
The death records list Ralph J. White Jr age 26 of 508 Pine Street Martin Berlan age 50 of Bessemer Mrs Matilda Jane Parshall age 86 of Leesburg and Mrs W J Gebhart age 61 of Mt Jackson Road.
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Ralph J. White, Jr
Pine Street
Martin Berlan
Bessemer
Matilda Jane Parshall
Leesburg
W. J. Gebhart
Mt. Jackson Road
Farewell Reception For Rev Norris A White At First Methodist
Four hundred friends attended a Tuesday night farewell reception at the First Methodist Episcopal church for Rev Norris A White D D and his sister Miss Mary Alice White. The pastor and sister will move to Titusville on Thursday where he will lead the Methodist church. Edwin Lewis played piano, Dr F S Neigh was master of ceremonies, Carl Miner delivered a message from the laymen, and ministers from local churches offered tributes.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Norris A White
D. D
Mary Alice White
Miss White
Titusville
Methodist Church
Edwin Lewis
F. S. Neigh
Carl Miner
C. B. Wingerd
Central Presbyterian Church
New Castle
Fall Proves Fatal To Bessemer Man
Martin Berlan a 50 year old Metropolitian Paving and Brick Co. employee living at Mike Kastra’s home in Bessemer fell from the back steps around 8 30 p m fatally injuring himself The coroner was notified He was found dead at five o clock this morning with a fractured skull Survivors are unknown though a brother in Orrville Ohio is believed to exist The body rests at Monas Cuningham’s funeral home in Bessemer.
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Martin Berlan
Metropolitan Paving and Brick Co
Bessemer
Mike Kastra
Orville Potter
Orrville, O
Monas Cuningham
Mussolini Returns to Italy after Reich trip
Berlin dispatch reports Mussolini speeding toward Italy with thousands of rifle-armed guards after a five day visit. He reviewed Reich military strength and discussed international collaboration with Adolf Hitler during the trip.
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Berlin
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Ransom Negotiations Underway for Ross Kidnapping Case
Chicago reporters say ransom demands were received last night for the release of Charles S. Ross, wealthy retired manufacturer seized last Saturday. After more than 80 hours of silence police feared harm, while agents from the department continued investigation into the case.
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International News Service
Chicago
Charles S. Ross
Department of
Ford Promoted To Irvin Plant
Announcement cites Harry G. Ford as named superintendent of production and shipping for the Irvin plant near Glassport Pennsylvania. Effective October 1, Ford, previously assistant general superintendent at New Castle, has a career from Cambridge Ohio through Dover New Philadelphia Mercer Farrell and New Castle with roles in order clerks and supervision.
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Harry G. Ford
New Castle
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Glassport
Mr. Ford
Farrell
R. E. Sturdy
The
Corporation
Cambridge, O
Japan Denies War Aims in China Air Raids
In an exclusive interview Y Suma counselor of the Japanese embassy in Washington denies Tokyo is waging war in China and says air raids target military objectives only. He asserts Japan defends its rights under the Boxer Protocol and nine power pact and seeks an early peace.
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Robert G. Nixon
International News Service
Washington
China
Y. Suma
Japan
Justice Black Arrives in Norfolk Refuses Comment
Associate Justice Hugo L. Black arrives in Norfolk after a abroad trip and declines to discuss charges he is a life member of the Ku Klux Klan. He says any statement will be clearly heard by the public and not misquoted, speaking briefly at a ten minute press conference on the ship.
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Norfolk
Hugo L. Black
Justice Black
Black
President and Mrs Roosevelt Reach Boettiger Home
President and Mrs Roosevelt arrive in Seattle after a 3000 mile cross country train trip with cheering crowds. They rest quietly at John and Anna Boettiger’s home and enjoy time with grandchildren Sissie and Buzzie Dall. James Roosevelt and Betsy also join the visit.
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Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt
John
Anna Boettiger
Sissie
Buzzie” Dall
James
Betsy
Boettiger
Autumn Prose Warns of Coming Frosts and Falling Leaves
A fragmented antique note recalls changing weather and early frost as leaves begin to fall. The writer laments the passing of summer flowers and reflects on seasonal shift with archaic spelling and garbled phrases.
Last Day To Register Clarified By Harrisburg Clerk
Registration clerk Thomas Edmunds said the Harrisburg election bureau will treat the last registration day as next Saturday. The law sets the deadline thirty days before November 2, while the bureau excludes next Monday and Sunday from registration.
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Thomas Edmunds
Election Bureau
Harrisburg
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Ralph J. White
Philip G. Reed
Nantao
PA New
William Minner
Mike Quinn
Pa Nene
David W. Axe
Ohio
Marker
Daily Weather Report
League
U.S
Y. MC. A
Henderson New
Congress
Rev. White
M. E
Ford
Irvin Plant
Ku Klux Klan
By Eric Friedheim
Seattle, Wash
George Purno
Arthur Mometer
Tovay
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